Changing Android Manifest file for build automation

Question

I have manifest file which has code for version as follows :

android:versionCode="4240"
android:versionName="4.2.4.0"

I want to write a shell script that changes "4240" and "4.2.4.0" to value passed as command line argument. "sed" command seems right option, I am new to regx or extended regx used by sed command. can anybody suggest me right way to replace value after android:versionCode="

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 30 '15 at 14:04

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Android manifests are XML, which makes sed a rather terrible tool for handling them. Instead, use xmlstarlet:

xmlstarlet ed -u '/manifest/@android:versionCode' -v 1234 -u '/manifest/@android:versionName' -v 1.2.3.4 manifest

More readably:

xmlstarlet ed -u '/manifest/@android:versionCode' -v 1234 \
              -u '/manifest/@android:versionName' -v 1.2.3.4 manifest

/manifest/@android:versionCode and /manifest/@android:versionName are XPath expressions identifying the attributes you want to change.

answered Jun 30 '15 at 14:04

Wintermute

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You should use `Groovy` and make a task in your `build.gradle`. – Jared Burrows Jun 30 '15 at 14:27
If OP is already using Groovy (or if using it doesn't pose a problem), then that is quite true. @neil: Please let us know. If it is the case, I support closing for duplicate. – Wintermute Jun 30 '15 at 14:38
@Wintermute thanks a lot for ur answer. I am going for xmlstarlet. – Sachin Giri Jul 01 '15 at 04:25

Changing Android Manifest file for build automation

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